Knightlands Farm Cottage, St Albans Road, Barnet, EN5 4RE
About Knightlands Farm Cottage
Knightlands Farm Cottage is a detached house in Barnet (EN5 4RE). It has a recorded floor area of 167 m² (around 1798 sq ft) and construction records dating it to 1930-1949. The latest certificate (March 2015) returns a B (score 83), comfortably above the UK average. The recommended improvements would push it to A (score 103). Main heating runs on electricity. The latest certificate is from March 2015, so improvements made since then won't be reflected.
Held since January 1998 — that's 28 years off the open market, well above the local norm. Only one transfer is on record with HM Land Registry, suggesting it has stayed in the same hands for a long time. At 167 m² it's 21.2% smaller than the typical home in the postcode (212 m² median across 5 EPCs). On energy efficiency it sits in the top 10% of properties in this postcode. Today's modelled estimate of £761,000 sits 1876.6% above the 1998 sale of £38,500. 4 planning records sit against the property, 4 approved, 0 refused. Past consents include solar panel installation and an extension, meaningful when judging how the property has evolved. The record references listed-building consent, which constrain future alterations.
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Valuation
against the asking price
Risks
planning & flood
Sold prices
similar homes nearby
Trends
the local market
Energy performance
Knightlands Farm Cottage ranks among the most efficient homes in the postcode for energy use.
EPC Expired
This certificate is over 10 years old and is no longer valid.Expired 19 Mar 2025
EPC Rating
Planning history
Knightlands Farm Cottage has multiple listed-building consents on file — alterations need formal heritage approval.
- Mar 2012Solar PanelsHeritageIn report
Installation of 16 x 4kw solar panels on south side roof of property (Application for Listed Building Consent).
Listed- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/11/2241
- Mar 2012Solar PanelsFullIn report
Retrospective installation of 16 solar panels on south-facing roof of property.
Retrospective- Documents
- 10 docs on file
- Reference
- TP/11/2240
We flagged 2 things worth checking at Knightlands Farm Cottage
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- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby
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Sales history & valuation
Knightlands Farm Cottage's modelled value sits at over four times its earliest registered sale price (1998).
£761,000
Modelled from EPC, postcode comparables.
£38,500
Recorded with HM Land Registry.
Sales timeline
19 January 1998Most recent
£38,500
Median price across the last 1 sales in EN5 4RE: £400,000 (2017–2017).
Nearby sales in EN5 4RE
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What it's really worth, what could be wrong, and the planning, sales and area data in full.
What we flagged
- Signs of HMO activity in the area
- Larger development activity nearby

Versus other St Albans Road homes
EPC Rating for Knightlands Farm Cottage runs comfortably ahead of the street norm.
EPC Rating
83 (B)
Street avg 59 (D)
Floor Area
167 m²
Street avg 237 m²
CO₂ Emissions
2.1 t/year
Street avg 8.7 t/year
Habitable Rooms
6 rooms
Street avg 8 rooms
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The neighbourhood at a glance
Crime
3/mo
Steady year-on-year across the wider district.
Nearest stop
0.1 km
Green Dragon PH — bus stop.
Closest school
1.8 km
Christ Church Primary School. 10 schools nearby.
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Road noise across the postcode

Daytime· 07:00 – 23:00
50.9dB

Night-time· 23:00 – 07:00
44.1dB